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2 fire sticks
Object Number 56-57-50/9872
Display Title 2 fire sticks
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood fire sticks, all bark removed, worked, concave feature end of one stick
Classification
  • Drill
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Southwest: Gautscha Pan; Kai Kai, 10-20 mi. west of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 71.8 x 0.6 x 0.7 cm (28 1/4 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 56-57-50/9872
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Southwest Africa Expedition

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